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ROSI PRADO DE HOLGUIN Businesswoman with extensive experience in tourism, her academic training includes architecture at the “Universidad Central del Ecuador” and Linguistics at the “Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador”. She was appointed as Minister of Tourism of Ecuador, on December 3, 2018, a position she holds at present.

She has been Manager and legal representative of “Cinco Continentes” Travel and Tourism Agency, General Manager at AWT SA Group Ecuador, Commercial Manager at TAME, Ecuadorian Airline, American Airlines Sales Manager, Eastern Airlines Passenger and Cargo Sales Manager, Brani International Reservations and Tickets Manager.

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AÑANGU Lagoon

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Jeff LeBlanc Advisor for Minister of Tourism Jeff LeBlanc has been advising the Government of Ecuador for several years, and has recently joined the Ministry of Tourism as an adviser to Minister Rosi Prado, where he is leading the areas of investments, bilateral agreements, cooperation and international relations.

He has also played a large role in Ecuador’s overall investment strategy, having led the area of strategic sector investments at the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, where he introduced several key projects into the government, and helped implement a number of important policy reforms.

Additionally, Mr. LeBlanc is the Founder of the ocean conservation foundation, Mare Nostrum, and was nominated by The Economist and The Sustainable Ocean Alliance as a World Ocean Youth Leader in 2018. He has advised on high level illegal fishing cases and will be funding several shark conservation projects in the Galapagos, starting in January 2020.

He holds a Masters in International Law from UCL, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manchester and a B.A. in Psychology from St. Francis Xavier University.

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SAN RAFAEL WATERFALL

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SANDRA REED PRIVATE DELEGATION Sandra Reed is a partner in Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP) the largest firm in Ecuador and as President of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce of Quito Ecuador, works mainly in promoting business between the United States and Ecuador working closely with the American Embassy to achieve this goal.

AMCHAM helps its members look for investment opportunities and works in projects such as Junior Achievement, B Corporation and its triple impact, mentoring for new projects and is always working on important issues for the economic community such as compliance, FCPA, Corporate responsibility and coordination of events in Washington to promote Ecuador’s investment opportunities.

PBP assists international investors in their projects in Ecuador, many PPP projects as Corporación Quiport S.A. The concessionaire of the new Quito International Airport, a greenfield investment which continue its development in its infrastructure and is a key player in the tourism activities in Ecuador), a deep water port building, operation and financing; negotiation and structuring of contracts in the Energy and Natural Resources industries, the “Metroferico” a transport project with a state of art technology of cable cars connecting the city of Quito with the suburbs and new Airport, several real estate projects, and has extensive experience advising international investors disembarkment, operation and financing in Ecuador.

CONTACT DETAILS: sreed@pbplaw.com / +593 99 973 7796

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PABLO CORTEZ PRIVATE DELEGATION Pablo Cortez serves as Executive Director in Uribe & Schwarzkopf, the leading Real Estate developer in Ecuador. His role includes strategic advisory to the Owners of the firm, as well as the development of business opportunities and capture of economic value through innovation, improvements in capital structure, business model, and governance/management practices, among others.

He also developed and manages for the Group the first REIT in Ecuador and a Property Management firm. Prior to Uribe & Schwarzkopf, he served as Vice-President in ABN AMRO Bank (RBS) in Chile and Ecuador, and part of his core responsibilities included the business development of the Corporate Banking Market in Peru. Throughout his 25 plus years of professional experience, Mr. Cortez has combined a solid career in the banking industry -that also included Citibank and top tier local banks- with a successful track record of leadership, innovation and deal making in the real sector.

He has been a professor for Finance and Stakeholder Management for both graduate and undergraduate programs in Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile) -from which he holds an MBA- and in Universidad San Francisco (Ecuador).

Project or Interest: The opportunity: Uribe & Schwarzkopf is developing a 33 million investment Fund to be publicly traded in Ecuador´s Stock Market. The use of proceeds will be destined to acquire 3 different lots in Quito, in an area known for its ever-growing market appetite and where our firm has a comprehensive track record of successful projects, with sales over a quarter billion dollars over the last 8 years.

On the 3 sites, U&S will develop 3 mixed-use, high rise complexes over the course of 9 years (with expected partial payouts in years 3,5,7 and 9) totaling $300 million in expected revenue. IRR for the Fund is estimated to be north of 18% U&S´s current base of local investors will underwrite 50% of the fund.

CONTACT DETAILS: pcortez@usconstructores.com / +593 98 132 0992

GALÁPAGOS

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GABRIELA SOMMERFELD PRIVATE DELEGATION Mrs. Sommerfeld studied Finance and Marketing at San Francisco de Quito University and completed her MBA at the Technological Institute of Monterrey. She has participated in different courses and seminars focused on customer service, customer loyalty, branding, communication and teamwork.

During her business life, she has taught different seminars regarding entrepreneurship, markets, and competitiveness within and outside the country. She has the honor to be the first woman to manage an airline in America, also she has been part of different directories in tourism, commerce and aviation sector.

Mrs. Sommerfeld has received different awards throughout her career and also has been recognized as an entrepreneur of the Year by different institutions.

Actually, she is Member of the Board of Directors of Movich Hotels and also of CervecerĂ­a Nacional AmBev in Ecuador. Gabriela is also member of the Directory of the Charles Darwin Foundation and General Manager of Le Parc Hotel in Quito.

Project or Interest: To develop investor relations for future business, to promote Le Parc Expansion and look for financial cooperation for it

CONTACT DETAILS: gabi.sommerfeld@coolbrand.com.ec / +593 98 931 8533

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HISTORIC PARK

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CARLOS NUÑEZ PRIVATE DELEGATION Mr. Nuñez is the CEO and Founder of first luxury expedition cruise company to work off the coast of Ecuador, with the vision of expanding the business model in the region. He has been the President and Member of the Directory of ASISERVY, a high-performance tuna company.

Carlos majored in Economics and Management, and holds a master’s degree from University of Vina del Mar. Mr. Nuñez has participated as speaker at World Tuna Conference Bangkok - Thailand (2002 and 2008) and Lecturer for Latin America at the World Tuna Conference Anfaco Vigo - Spain (2006) Project or Interest: To look for financial cooperation for Kontiki Expeditions. This project is a neo-luxury sea expeditions start up to be developed in Latin America which the pilot will be in Ecuador.

CONTACT DETAILS: cnunez@kontikiexpeditions.com / +593 98 436 4149

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GUAYACANES

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Morice Dasuum PRIVATE DELEGATION Morice Dassum has lived in Guayaquil since 1991, the same year he assumed the role of General Manager at the Hotel Colon Guayaquil. Aside from his long career in the hotel industry, Dassum is also General Manager of Coloncorp and Dosmilcorp, two companies engaged in planning and exploiting real estate projects in Guayaquil. Originally from Quito, Dassum completed his university studies in Washington, DC, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the prestigious American University, as well as an MBA from the same university.

CONTACT DETAILS: morice@coloncorp.com / +593 99 565 2777

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SAN PABLO LAKE

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Rodrigo Ribadeneira President of Marathon Sports EMAIL: ribadeneira@aseyco.com

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